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Japan’s 1st Therapeutic App OK’ed for Health Coverage, Due for Release on Dec. 1
An all-important reimbursement policy panel on November 11 gave the nod to health coverage for Tokyo-based health tech CureApp’s smoking cessation app, the first therapeutic app approved in Japan. The company plans its rollout on December 1 upon its listing.…
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